Rates of Mass Changes from ICESat 2003-2008 over Antarctica (IMAGE)

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Rates of Mass Changes from ICESat 2003-2008 over Antarctica

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This map shows the rates of mass changes from ICESat 2003-2008 over Antarctica. Sums are for all of Antarctica: East Antarctica (EA, 2-17); interior West Antarctica (WA2, 1, 18, 19, and 23); coastal West Antarctica (WA1, 20-21); and the Antarctic Peninsula (24-27). A gigaton (Gt) corresponds to a billion metric tons, or 1.1 billion U.S. tons.

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Credits: Jay Zwally/ Journal of Glaciology

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